Stefanos Charalampous

Stefanos Charalampous

Personal information
Full name	Stefanos Charalampous
Date of birth	(1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Paphos, Cyprus
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Anorthosis
Youth career
—2010	Akritas Chlorakas
2010—2015	Arsenal Elite Academy
2015—2018	Sporting Lokeren
2018	Doxa Katokopias
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Doxa Katokopias	10	(0)
2018–2019	PAEEK (loan)	20	(2)
2019–2020	Digenis Morphou (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2023	Olympiakos Nicosia	44	(3)
2023–	Anorthosis	13	(0)
2024	→ Karmiotissa (loan)	15	(0)
International career^‡
2020–	Cyprus U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Stefanos Charalampous (Greek: Στέφανος Χαραλάμπους; born 3 September 1999) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis.

He has previously played for Doxa Katokopias, PAEEK, Digenis Morphou and Olympiakos Nicosia.^[1]

Career

Charalampous was born on September 3, 1999, in Paphos, Cyprus. His father is former player Pambos Charalambous. He started his youth career at the age of 5 as a member of Akritas Chloraka academy. He entered Arsenal's elite academy which is established in Greece at the age of 11. They came to Cyprus among other countries and they chose him. He got the scholarship and for four years he was enclosed in the Academy with a private school. In the fifth year he was going back and forth between Greece - England with the aim of winning a contract with the team, but he was not given the chance. Then at 16 he went for a year to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren, however it was not as he imagined it. He did not take the opportunities and decided to return to Cyprus. He signed a contract with Doxa Katokopia, played in 10 games in the first year, but in the next two seasons he was loaned to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou.

Doxa Katokopia

On 15 January 2018, Charalampous signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club, Doxa Katokopia. He plays with Doxa for 10 games.

Loan to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou

On 12 September 2018, it was officially announced that Charalampous loaned until the end of the season at PAEEK. On 29 August 2019 loaned at Digenis Morphou until the end of the season.

Olympiakos Nicosia

Charalampous joined Olympiakos Nicosia in the summer of 2020, after passing the tryouts of Giannis Petrakis. He made his debut on January 7, 2021, against Pafos FC, while on April 14, 2021, in a cup game against AEL Limassol he was the first substitute and after a good performance he scored his first goal. He played for 44 games and scores 3 goals.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On June 24, 2023, it was officially announced that Charalampous had signed with Anorthosis Famagusta. The agreement will be activated after the medical examinations. The exceptional performances of the 23-year-old Cypriot midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia made Anorthosis to bring him to Antonis Papadopoulos on a free transfer. Charalampous will be Anorthosis' second signing for the 2023-24 season, after the Spanish left-back Fran Garcia Solsona. The Cypriot midfielder was a big star in last season's first quarter-final cup match at Makario Stadium on 16 February, scoring two goals in Olympiacos' 2-1 win over "lady".^[2] On 7 July 2023, Anorthosis announced the formalization of the agreement with Charalampous until 2025.^[3]

Personal life

Charalampous is the son of the Cypriot former footballer Pambos Charalambous who played for Evagoras, AEP and Apollon Limassol. And he is the younger brother of Cypriot actress, Antonia Charalambous.^[4][5]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doxa Katokopias	2017–18	Cyta Championship	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
PAEEK (loan)	2018–19	Cypriot Second Division	20[6]	2	0	0	—		—		20	2
Digenis Morphou (loan)	2019–20	Cypriot Second Division	12[7]	0	2	0	—		—		14	0
Olympiakos Nicosia	2020–21	Cyta Championship	8	1	4	1	—		—		12	2
	2021–22		20	1	1	0	—		—		21	1
	2022–23		16	1	3	2	—		—		19	3
	Subtotal		44	3	8	3	—		—		52	6
Anorthosis	2023–24	Cyta Championship	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			89	5	12	3	0	0	0	0	101	8

Olympiakos Nicosia

• Cypriot Cup: Runner-Up 2020–21

References

1. "Stephanos Charalambous". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
2. Papadimitriou, Stavros (2023-07-06). "Άλμα... σε ιδανικό timing!" [Jump... in perfect timing!]. kerkida.net (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
3. "Στέφανος is part of it!" [Stefanos is part of it!]. Ανόρθωσις Αμμοχώστου Ποδόσφαιρο (in Greek). 2023-07-07. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
4. "Από τον Πάμπο... στον Στέφανο Χαραλάμπους!" [From Pambos... to Stefanos Charalampous!]. kerkida.net (in Greek). 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2023-06-24. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
5. "Ολυμπιακός: Συγκινεί η αδελφή του Στέφανου Χαραλάμπους" [Olympiacos: Stefanos Charalampous' sister gets emotional]. 24sports.com.cy (in Greek). 2021-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
6. "PAEEK KERINEIAS - Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 2018/19" [PAEEK KERINEIAS - Cypriot Second Division Championship 2018/19]. cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
7. "ΔΙΓΕΝΗΣ ΑΚΡΙΤΑΣ ΜΟΡΦΟΥ - Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 2019/20" [Digenis Akritas Morphou - Cypriot Second Division Championship 2019/20] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-11-06.

External links

• Stefanos Charalampous at Soccerway